Weekend Numbers...pg 29 (Lucy 44M, Herc 29...big drops for most holdovers)

[Kalel009Shel]

Hey Archer and Estasy you all were with me that Lucy would open up bigger than these naysayer predicts or are you both suprised? ?

[Ethan Hunt]

I have to say Lucy pleasantly surprised me. We'll have to see how it holds from here.

[KATCH-2D2]

Fuk..  I mean Mal wasnt a terrible movie, but it deserves not to beat Captain America  2 WW.

 

 Shoot actually no film this year deserves too.. Cap is easily the best film of the year.. With close runner ups

in Xmen 2014 and Dragon 2. Wow insane and Jolie's Paycheck is going to go up per film now big time.

 

 This film is doing way better than expected and wow will beat Hancock by a huge margin and thats another original

hero film with Will at full power.. Shows you girl power in Bullock and Jolie are unbelievable...

Apes2 probably does. Have you seen it?

[forg]

There was also torrid activity from niche and limited newcomers. Hindi Kick bowed well with a $1.1 million tally while the Tamil Alludu Seenu proved disappointing at $86,200 from 86 engagements. Filipino comedy She’s Dating the Gangster grossed an impressive $222,000 at 48 venues and South Korean thriller The Divine Move had a good start of $46,700 at 11 screens.

 

http://moviecitynews.com/2014/07/the-weekend-report-98/

[Spidey Freak]

Marvel has actually made ScarJo into a BO draw! Unbelievable. Too bad the movie is supposedly dumb.

[Klingo]

Marvel has actually made ScarJo into a BO draw! Unbelievable. Too bad the movie is supposedly dumb.

Shes only using 10% of her brain.

[Empire]

Marvel has actually made ScarJo into a BO draw! Unbelievable. Too bad the movie is supposedly dumb.

If you just don't use 100% of your brain when you watch it, it won't seem so dumb.

[La Binoche]

Lucy may be dumb but it's entertaining!

[Rthmessiah]

some Sun #

Lucy 11.7,Herc 8.5,Apes 5.4,PA 2.9,Pla2 3.2

[lilmac]

The lack of dollars going toward animation this summer really highlights the weight that Pixar carries.  It's a big void when they're not there.  

[John Marston]

some Sun #Lucy 11.7,Herc 8.5,Apes 5.4,PA 2.9,Pla2 3.2

Hercules increased. I think it is passing 30m

[Empire]

some Sun #Lucy 11.7,Herc 8.5,Apes 5.4,PA 2.9,Pla2 3.2

Good # for Hercules. Has a chance at making 30M now. Just have to wait on actuals.

[eXtacy]

Apes coming in 500k higher than estimates, also Purge and Planes higher than estimates

[Spidey Freak]

The lack of dollars going toward animation this summer really highlights the weight that Pixar carries.  It's a big void when they're not there.  

 

True, but Disney Animation could have filled their void if they didn't mark the holiday season as their territory instead.  

[narniadis]

Gurus weekend in review highlights how the lack of animation in number and gross is really effecting this summer - to the tune of over half a billion dollars when compared to last year. Remember how in 2011 everyone was panicking over cars 2 not breaking 200 ( or rejoicing) I think we would be happy with a summer animation making that number this year cause it's not gonna happen - craziness!

[Spidey Freak]

Also remember that DM2 was THE animated summer event of last year and not MU. So the summer really benefits from a big animated property, whether it is from Pixar or not. Unfortunately, Dragon didn't prove to be a viable franchise on that level. The main reason why this summer seems this lacklustre, among many others.

[picores]

So around 43.7 for Lucy and 29.8 for Hercules with rth's update.

Edited July 28, 2014 by picores

[Jay Beezy]

Another underestimated weekend for Purge.

[CJohn]

Hercules is gonna pull a Purge and end the weekend with 29.8M.

[TLK]

Marvel's biggest Box Office draws

 

1. RDJ

2 Scarlett Johansson

3. Hemsworth ??

 

Hemsworth should be #3 but his last non-Marvel wide release Rush lost money for the financiers so his drawing power is questionable.